Limited Batch of Wall Street Signs to Celebrate 233rd Anniversary of the Creation of the New York Stock Exchange

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A limited number of authentic street signs  commemorating the iconic eight block Wall Street corridor in the Financial District, which is home to the New York Stock Exchange and several other institutions was announced. Today’s release is part of the agency’s monthly ‘sign drops,’ where the agency sells limited batches of authentic street signs produced by the NYC DOT Sign Shop. The NYC DOT Sign Shop hand-makes over 70,000 street signs each year.

The corridor, originally known in Dutch as Het Cingel (the belt), is home to several of the nation’s most historic places, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Federal Hall National Memorial, and at one point in time, housed the nation’s tallest building at 40 Wall Street. Tomorrow marks the 233rd anniversary of the NYSE’s founding.

A limited release of 100 signs will be sold online for $100 each and are available one per customer. All signs will be sold via the CityStore, the Official Store of the City of New York, and proceeds will benefit the city’s general fund. This signage offers a bit of nostalgia and a literal piece of the city’s infrastructure. 

Monthly sign drops from NYC DOT feature signs for iconic New York City streets, commemorations of famous New Yorkers, celebrations of special occasions, and other custom releases. NYC DOT began its monthly drops in June 2024, with the release of Christopher Street/Stonewall Place street signs to commemorate Pride Month. 

Other recent sign drops include:

• Leaving Brooklyn: Fuhgeddaboudit 
• East 161st Street and Shea Road in honor of baseball’s opening day
• Love Lane to recognize Valentine’s Day
• Broadway in celebration of Broadway Week.
• Cornelia Street to honor the street’s prominence among pop music fans. 

About the NYC DOT Sign Shop

The New York City DOT Sign Shop is in Maspeth, Queens and manufactures over 70,000 signs each year. A team of 32 Sign Shop employees hand-make street signs, highway signs, directional signs, parking signs, and more. There are about one million NYC DOT signs in use across the 6,000 miles of streets in New York City.

The monthly sign drops are the latest iteration of sales that have historically been available from the Sign Shop.

About the CityStore

CityStore is the Official store of the City of New York. CityStore is operated by the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services. One hundred percent of sales benefit the City of New York.

CityStore is similar to a museum store, which complements the museum by highlighting the treasures within while serving as a stand-alone retail entity for wonderful gifts, collectables and research materials. A museum store is a revenue source for the museum and reinforces and protects the integrity of the museum brand. CityStore is the ‘museum store’ for the entire City of New York.